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CityLab Daily: The City That Ride-Hailing Forgot
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Fashionably late: In the realm of transportation, Vancouver has a lot going for it. With the world’s longest fully automated rail network, the highest bus ridership in North America, and ferries and bikeshare to boot, the city’s transit system was recently voted the best in North America. There’s just one thing conspicuously missing: ride-hailing. The city appears to be the last major holdout on these app-based services.